Outdoor calendar

Published: Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, July 17, 2005 at 12:00 a.m.

Biking

The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club

(www.blueridge

bicycleclub.org)

(call the leaders prior to meeting times)

Today: Trail maintenence at Bent Creek. Meet 10 a.m. at the Rice Pinnacle parking area to work with the Biowheels racing team on the Bent Creek trail system. Tools are provided for all work projects. You will need to bring: food and water, gloves, good footwear and eyeglasses(to protect your eyes from sun and dirt). Crew Leaders: Matt, Eric, Dan and the Biowheels crew. For more informataion call 232-0300.

Wednesday: BRBC summer bike ride will meet at 6 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free and open to non-members. Meet Bent Creek picnic area, located just across from the WNC Arboretum on N.C. 191 (Brevard Road). Road or mountain bikes, groups will be split up as appropriate. Dinner afterwards at the new restaurant located on N.C. 191 right across from Ryan's and the Kmart shopping plaza. Contact David Holle, BRBC VP at 687-8443 for more information.

Weekly rides

Tuesday mornings: Casual Road Bike Ride. Meet at 10:15 a.m., at Liberty Bicycles. Ride about 2 hours, 20-25 miles, no one gets left behind. No ride in inclement weather or if under 40 degrees and windy. Call Claudia at 274-2453 first for more information.

Tuesday afternoons: Biltmore Forest Ride. Meet at 6 p.m. at TGI-Fridays, located just north of I-40 off of Exit 50. Park behind the restaurant. Call Paul D. King at 274-2131 for more information.

Tuesday afternoons: Etowah Road Ride. Meet at 6 p.m. at the Ingles on U.S. 64 for this ride along the French Broad River. Beginner to advanced levels. Call Joe Sanders at 651-0920 for more information.

Wednesday afternoons: Canton Road Ride. Meet 6 p.m. at Canton Recreation Park in front of the tennis courts for a two-hour ride along different routes in Haywood County. Contact David Tate at 648-7968 for more information.

Wednesday afternoons: Pink Beds Road Ride. Meet 6 p.m. at Sycamore Cycles, near N.C. 280 & U.S. 276 intersection by Brevard. this is a 24 mile, easy paced ride up U.S. 276 to Pink Beds and back. Call Keith at 877-5790 for more information.

Saturday mornings: Ledges Park Ride. Meet at 9 a.m. for this ride on Riverside Drive to Marshall. Quick break in Marshall, then back to Ivy River Mountain Road, continuing on a loop back to Ledges Park. Average speed 17-plus mph, but much of the route is flat to rolling with one climb up Ivy River Road. For more information contact Jones Byrd at jbyrdlaw@charter.net.

Sunday afternoons: Ledges Park Ride. Meet at 2 p.m. for this ride on Riverside Drive to Marshall. Quick break in Marshall, then back to Ivy River Mountain Road, continuing on a loop back to Ledges Park. Average speed 17-plus mph, but much of the route is flat to rolling with one climb up Ivy River Road. For more information contact Bob Rhudy at 654-3908.

Today: Wildlife's Best Friend. 2-3 p.m. This program will feature the canine unit from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Division of Law Enforcement. Listen to a brief discussion of the canine unit's role and function in wildlife enforcement while seeing live demonstrations of general obedience, tracking, wildlife detection and article searches. This program is for all ages.

Saturday: Raising Trout. 2-3 p.m. Experience the Pisgah Forest State Fish Hatchery. Learn why fish hatcheries are necessary, how they operate, the life cycle of a mountain trout, and designations and laws about public mountain trout waters. For all ages and does not require pre-registration.

Monday-Friday, July 25-29: A Week In The Water, 10 a.m. to noon. This is a week-long morning day-camp for youth ages 10-15. These hands-on, outdoor classes will focus on water, water quality and other water related issues. The week will culminate in a river clean-up of a section of the Davison River. Wear shoes and clothing suitable for entering the water.

If you have an event you would like to have published, mail the information to the Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793; fax to 693-5581; e-mail to sports@hendersonvillenews.com or call 692-0505, Ext. 2277, any day.

<p class="bold allcaps">Biking</p>
<p>The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club </p><p>(www.blueridge</p><p>bicycleclub.org) </p><p>(call the leaders prior to meeting times) </p><p> Today: Trail maintenence at Bent Creek. Meet 10 a.m. at the Rice Pinnacle parking area to work with the Biowheels racing team on the Bent Creek trail system. Tools are provided for all work projects. You will need to bring: food and water, gloves, good footwear and eyeglasses(to protect your eyes from sun and dirt). Crew Leaders: Matt, Eric, Dan and the Biowheels crew. For more informataion call 232-0300.<li>Wednesday: BRBC summer bike ride will meet at 6 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free and open to non-members. Meet Bent Creek picnic area, located just across from the WNC Arboretum on N.C. 191 (Brevard Road). Road or mountain bikes, groups will be split up as appropriate. Dinner afterwards at the new restaurant located on N.C. 191 right across from Ryan's and the Kmart shopping plaza. Contact David Holle, BRBC VP at 687-8443 for more information.</p><p>Weekly rides<li>Tuesday mornings: Casual Road Bike Ride. Meet at 10:15 a.m., at Liberty Bicycles. Ride about 2 hours, 20-25 miles, no one gets left behind. No ride in inclement weather or if under 40 degrees and windy. Call Claudia at 274-2453 first for more information.<li>Tuesday afternoons: Biltmore Forest Ride. Meet at 6 p.m. at TGI-Fridays, located just north of I-40 off of Exit 50. Park behind the restaurant. Call Paul D. King at 274-2131 for more information.<li>Tuesday afternoons: Etowah Road Ride. Meet at 6 p.m. at the Ingles on U.S. 64 for this ride along the French Broad River. Beginner to advanced levels. Call Joe Sanders at 651-0920 for more information.<li>Wednesday afternoons: Canton Road Ride. Meet 6 p.m. at Canton Recreation Park in front of the tennis courts for a two-hour ride along different routes in Haywood County. Contact David Tate at 648-7968 for more information.<li>Wednesday afternoons: Pink Beds Road Ride. Meet 6 p.m. at Sycamore Cycles, near N.C. 280 & U.S. 276 intersection by Brevard. this is a 24 mile, easy paced ride up U.S. 276 to Pink Beds and back. Call Keith at 877-5790 for more information.<li>Saturday mornings: Ledges Park Ride. Meet at 9 a.m. for this ride on Riverside Drive to Marshall. Quick break in Marshall, then back to Ivy River Mountain Road, continuing on a loop back to Ledges Park. Average speed 17-plus mph, but much of the route is flat to rolling with one climb up Ivy River Road. For more information contact Jones Byrd at jbyrdlaw@charter.net.<li>Sunday afternoons: Ledges Park Ride. Meet at 2 p.m. for this ride on Riverside Drive to Marshall. Quick break in Marshall, then back to Ivy River Mountain Road, continuing on a loop back to Ledges Park. Average speed 17-plus mph, but much of the route is flat to rolling with one climb up Ivy River Road. For more information contact Bob Rhudy at 654-3908.</p><p>Hiking</p><p>The High Country Hikers (http://main.nc.us/highcountryhikers)<li>Monday: MTS Balsam Gap-Potato Knob. A moderately strenuous 5-mile hike. For information call 890-0940.<li>Thursday: Yellowstone Creek-Skinny Dip Loop. A moderate 7-mile hike. For information call 654-0338.<li>Thursday: MTS Pressley Cove Loop. A moderate 6-mile hike. For information call 697-0912.</p><p>Outdoor programs</p><p>Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education (828-877-4423)<li>Today: Wildlife's Best Friend. 2-3 p.m. This program will feature the canine unit from the NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Division of Law Enforcement. Listen to a brief discussion of the canine unit's role and function in wildlife enforcement while seeing live demonstrations of general obedience, tracking, wildlife detection and article searches. This program is for all ages.<li>Saturday: Raising Trout. 2-3 p.m. Experience the Pisgah Forest State Fish Hatchery. Learn why fish hatcheries are necessary, how they operate, the life cycle of a mountain trout, and designations and laws about public mountain trout waters. For all ages and does not require pre-registration.<li>Monday-Friday, July 25-29: A Week In The Water, 10 a.m. to noon. This is a week-long morning day-camp for youth ages 10-15. These hands-on, outdoor classes will focus on water, water quality and other water related issues. The week will culminate in a river clean-up of a section of the Davison River. Wear shoes and clothing suitable for entering the water.</p><p>If you have an event you would like to have published, mail the information to the Times-News, P.O. Box 490, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793; fax to 693-5581; e-mail to sports@hendersonvillenews.com or call 692-0505, Ext. 2277, any day.</p>